Alberta

Medicine Hat – Elk Water

Today: 72km To date: 1,449km To go: 6,351km You know it’s going to be a good day when you wake up, eat breakfast, promptly forget you have eaten breakfast and stop for a second breakfast.  We stopped at the PetroCanada… Read More ›

Redcliff – Medicine Hat

Today: 33km (this includes sightseeing detour) To date: 1,377km To go: 6,423km After the intense heat and a fairly long day yesterday, we decided today was going to be a short rest day – just a quick 10km jaunt into… Read More ›

Brooks – Redcliff

Today: 92km To date: 1,344km To go: 6,456km My first night stealth camping was a success!! No one came and kicked us out.  We packed up then went back to the proper campground area to use the facilities and make… Read More ›

Gleichen – Brooks

Today: 106km To Date: 1,252km To Go: 6,548km One of the best parts of sleeping in a tent without the fly on is watching the sun rise.  And this morning it was just spectacular.   Needless to say I was… Read More ›

Calgary – Gleichen

To day: 100km To date: 1,146km  !!! (I forgot to get excited about passing 1,000km!!) To go: 6,654km This morning was the morning I had to break the news to Joshua I would be riding alone again.  I had discussed… Read More ›

Canmore – Calgary

Today: 78km To date: 1051km To go: 6,749km As I write this, I am camped out in the day-use area of a fully booked Provincial Park just outside of Brooks, Alberta…. I am a few days behind in the blog… Read More ›

Banff – Canmore

Today: 26km, 54m To date: 940km, 10,004m To go: 6,860km The ride from Banff to Canmore was great!  Most of the ride was along a separated bike path along the side of the highway – flat, smooth, and lovely.  We… Read More ›